Envoy highlights US-Pak diaspora contributions to development

The United States Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew Schofer highlighted the valuable contributions of the US-Pakistani diaspora (a key partner in humanitarian, social and commercial sectors) at a US-Pakistani diaspora conference held on Wednesday (yesterday) in Islamabad.

Schofer underlined the longstanding US-Pakistan partnership to advance Pakistan’s economic growth and emphasised on continued opportunities for future partnership. “As the Green Revolution improved lives in the past, a ‘Green Alliance’ between the United States and Pakistan will help us jointly strengthen climate resilience, develop clean energy alternatives, and foster economic growth,” he said.

At the event, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) signed four partnership memorandum of understanding with US-Pakistani diaspora entities including the Organisation of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America, Silicon Valley to promote technology and digital investments in Pakistan and support Pakistani start-ups; SARCMedIQ to improve the health digital ecosystem in Pakistan; Crescent Charity Foundation to support physical infrastructure in flood-affected areas of Pakistan; and PakFoods to improve humanitarian and social development outcomes for Pakistan.

The conference was sponsored by the US Mission in Pakistan in close coordination with the US-Pakistani diaspora entity Organisation of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 26^th, 2023.